Gen 3, 4, and now 5 window regulator problems

[MoparBoyy]

So they are using the same exact part for the Gen 5 window regulators.. great...

 

[mjorgensen Woodhouse]

Not true according to Graham Henckel.

 

[MoparBoyy]

Not true according to Graham Henckel.

look up the #'s 4865610AF and 4865611AF

model year in: 2003
model year out: 2013

 

[01sapphirebob]

VPA posted on this a little while ago. I think the vendor changed so maybe the problem will not follow the part.

 

[MoparBoyy]

looked in star parts: 4865610AG and 4865611AH. So same part, new vendor maybe? still same ****ty design.

 

[ACRucrazy]

Seems like the Gen V subforum is a cesspool of negativity. I should just stay away..

 

[MoparBoyy]

Seems like the Gen V subforum is a cesspool of negativity. I should just stay away..

LOL, i'm just annoyed really, i have to fix these damn things all the time and seems like there is nothing but problems. i spoke with ralph directly about it and he said "What regulator problems?" lol.

 

[ViperSmith]

Maybe everyone should FEDEX their broken regulators to Ralphs office... Signature required...

 

[PeterMJ]

Maybe everyone should FEDEX their broken regulators to Ralphs office... Signature required...

I love the idea. Better yet, make it COD.

 

[Steve M]

I thought part of the "fix" was to redesign the opening in the door frame to make installation induced damage less likely on the Gen V.

Not that it matters, but it might explain the same part number, at least partially.

 

[bluesrt]

LOL, i'm just annoyed really, i have to fix these damn things all the time and seems like there is nothing but problems. i spoke with ralph directly about it and he said "What regulator problems?" lol.

i talk to dealers all the time about thier junk stuff, i work on every make and model out there, so i see it all, i know what parts keep breaking and what parts work great- dealers allways say, why i have never seen that part go bad..... hahahahah

 

[MoparBoyy]

I thought part of the "fix" was to redesign the opening in the door frame to make installation induced damage less likely on the Gen V.

Not that it matters, but it might explain the same part number, at least partially.

getting the regulator in and out the door is easy without damage, i personally think its due to zero flex in the parts once they are in the door. heat and vibration take there effects on the plastic, then add the stress of the window going up and down... snap!

 

[Viper Parts of America]

It is a newer version and we may have a picture of a picture of it from the assembly line around here somewhere...

 

[ROCKET62]

Doubt we will hear what was changed as that would acknowledge that there was a problem.

Same design with a different plastic tube material/reinforced plastic and improved method for attaching the tube to the motor and window track would address the issue - so if this newer version does that - great.

It is a newer version and we may have a picture of a picture of it from the assembly line around here somewhere...

 

[MoparBoyy]

yeah you can see the minor changes in it, hopefully it lasts.

good news is the price came down! LOL

 

[ViperGeorge]

I spoke with an SRT Viper engineer about this. The part has been redesigned and the opening in the door made larger so that damage wouldn't occur on installation.

 

[Jack B]

Where are you getting the GenV part numbers?

 

[slysnake]

Doubt we will hear what was changed as that would acknowledge that there was a problem.

Didn't they put a little extra "sleeve" at the connections or something? The fact that Ralph doesn't know there is a problem means he doesn't visit this board.

 

[Mamba52]

Looks like the Gen5 is a Gen 3/4 with a new plastic/carbon body. Oh and a new interior with Ram parts.

 

[Green viper 1]

Looks like the Gen5 is a Gen 3/4 with a new plastic/carbon body. Oh and a new interior with Ram parts.

Exactly, if I had the body laying in my garage I could change my car o a gen 5

 

[Viper Parts of America]